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Bankrate

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Bankrate is an aggregator of financial rate information offering rate data and financial content. Bankrate surveys approximately 4,800 financial institutions in all 50 states in order to provide clear, objective, and unbiased rates to consumers.

The company’s flagship Web site, Bankrate.com, provides free rate information to consumers on more than 300 financial products, including mortgages, credit cards, new and used automobile loans, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, checking and ATM fees, home equity loans and online banking fees.

Milestones

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  Bankrate added Victor Kerrutt as Operations Junkie.
  Posted 9/13/10 at 4:59pm
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  Bankrate added Cotter Cuningham as COO.
  Posted 6/30/10 at 10:01am
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  Bankrate acquired CreditCards.com for $145M. (7/5/10)
  Posted 7/6/10 at 10:06am via wsj.com
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  Bankrate acquired NetQuote for $205M. (7/5/10)
  Posted 7/6/10 at 9:57am via wsj.com
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  Bankrate acquired LinkSpectrum for $42.1M. (9/5/08)
  Posted 7/27/09 at 1:03am
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  Bankrate acquired Bankaholic for $14.9M. (9/23/08)
  Posted 1/20/09 at 3:14pm via yahoo.com
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  Bankrate acquired InsureMe for $85M. (2/7/07)
  Posted 9/2/08 at 10:26pm via thealarmclock.com
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  Bankrate — Bankrate acquired by Apax Partners (7/22/09)
  Posted 7/22/09 at 2:11pm via paidcontent.org

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Sources

1. Bankrate To Buy NetQuote, CreditCards.com (online.wsj.com) [edit]
2. Bankrate To Buy NetQuote, CreditCards.com (online.wsj.com) [edit]
3. Bankrate, Inc. Announces the Acquisition of Bankaholic (biz.yahoo.com) [edit]
4. Citation Needed [add]
5. Bankrate Pays Up To $85M For InsureMe. Also Buys FeeDisclosure (thealarmclock.com) [edit]
6. Bankrate Being Acquired By Apax For $571 Million in Cash; Horrendous Q209 Prelim Numbers (paidcontent.org) [edit]